Statute treatment: 40 U. S. C. § 270

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 168 citation events across 145 distinct cases.

168citations total

145distinct interpreting cases

72distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1935–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 American Surety Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. (1935) scotus 91 own cites 6× in case

#2 Yapp v. Excel Corporation (1999) ca10 282 own cites 2× in case

#3 JW Bateson Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Bd. of Trustees of Nat. Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund (1978) scotus 133 own cites 2× in case

#4 Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co. (1944) scotus 465 own cites 1× in case

#5 Lexicon, Inc. v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, Inc. (2006) ca6 73 own cites 2× in case

#6 American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc. (1975) vid 59 own cites 2× in case

#7 Morley Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co. (1937) scotus 219 own cites 1× in case

#8 Loral Terracom v. Valley National Bank, a Federally Chartered Bank Citizens Bank Trust Co., a Kentucky Corporation and State Chartered Bank (1995) ca9 170 own cites 1× in case

#9 Martin v. National Surety Co. (1937) scotus 159 own cites 1× in case

#10 Beco Corp. v. Roberts & Sons Construction Co. (1988) idaho 22 own cites 2× in case

#11 United States v. Antony Michael Upton, Santa Barbara Castle Development Corp., A/K/A Castle Construction Corp., and Ronald R. Barrick (1996) ca5 83 own cites 1× in case

#12 Argonaut Insurance v. United States (1970) cc 48 own cites 1× in case

#13 Pyco Supply Co. v. American Centennial Insurance (1988) nc 38 own cites 1× in case

#14 Rivera De Leon v. Maxon Engineering Services, Inc. (2003) prd 37 own cites 1× in case

#15 JR SIMPLOT v. Chevron Pipeline Co. (2009) ca10 36 own cites 1× in case

#16 Standard Ins. Co. v. United States (1938) scotus 35 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Seaboard Surety Co. (1938) mtd 33 own cites 1× in case

#18 Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Bright Metal Specialties, Inc. (2001) ca11 59 own cites 2× in case

#19 A.F. Lusi Construction, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance (2004) ri 29 own cites 1× in case

#20 Axess Intern. Ltd. v. Intercargo Ins. Co. (2001) washctapp 28 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.